#596261#596261

#596261 is a mid, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 48.8% C 0.011 H 188.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596261
RGB	rgb(89, 98, 97)
HSL	hsl(173, 5%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(173, 9%, 38%)
CMYK	cmyk(9.2%, 0%, 1%, 61.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.77, -3.69, -0.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.77, 3.74, 189.58°)
OKLab	oklab(48.8% -0.0111 -0.0017)
OKLCH	oklch(48.8% 0.011 188.8)
XYZ	xyz(10.6447, 11.7221, 13.0087)
Luminance	0.1172 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596261 #62595A

analogous

#59625D #596261 #595F62

triadic

#596261 #615962 #626159

tetradic

#596261 #5D5962 #62595A #5F6259

square

#596261 #5D5962 #62595A #5F6259

split-complementary

#596261 #62595F #625D59

monochromatic

#1F2222 #3C4241 #596261 #768281 #96A09E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.28

#596261 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.34

#596261 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596261

6.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596261	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596261	1.00	6.28	3.34	6.28
#FFFFFF	6.28	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.28	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#616161

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5F6061

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#576362

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596261;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 98, 97);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.8% 0.011 188.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#888e8d',
    500: '#596261',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596261;
$custom-light: #888e8d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596261",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 98,
    "b": 97
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 173.333,
    "s": 4.813,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48802,
    "c": 0.01128,
    "h": 188.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.11722
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596261

secondary

#8F8888

accent

#7A80AE

background

#F8F8F8

surface

#EFF0F0

border

#CACBCB

text

#0B0C0C

muted

#7C7D7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #596261

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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